JP5408082B2 - In-vehicle device operation system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device operation system for operating an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle.

  It has been conventionally known that an in-vehicle navigation device is provided with a plurality of switches for instructing operation of various functions of the in-vehicle navigation device. For example, depending on the type of in-vehicle navigation device, one using a touch switch integrated with a display or one using a mechanical switch provided in a main body is known.

  However, the switch provided in the in-vehicle navigation device differs depending on the type of in-vehicle navigation device, that is, the switch type itself differs depending on the manufacturer or part number. Different types of functions can be performed. This also applies to switches of in-vehicle devices such as car air conditioners, automobile meters, car audios, etc. other than the in-vehicle navigation device.

  In recent years, a technique for operating a vehicle-mounted device using a mobile terminal has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a vehicle information communication device that performs a setting operation of a driving position adjusting device, an air conditioner control amplifier, and an audio unit by a single mobile phone.

  Furthermore, in Patent Document 2, an operation guide screen indicating the relationship between the numeric keypad of the mobile phone and the processing content executed by the navigation is transmitted from the navigation body to the mobile phone, and the operation guide screen is displayed on the mobile phone. A technique is disclosed in which operation button information indicating the operation state of a numeric keypad of a telephone is transmitted from a mobile phone to a navigation main body, and processing contents determined based on the operation button information are executed in the navigation main body.

  Also, in Patent Document 3, the mobile terminal acquires wireless communication between the mobile terminal and the car navigation system, and the mobile terminal acquires the same information displayed on the display unit of the car navigation system by an operation from the mobile terminal. And the technique which displays the information on the display part of a portable terminal is disclosed.

  Further, Patent Document 4 discloses a technique for performing control for switching between driving and stopping of an anti-theft unit, an air conditioner unit, an engine control unit and the like in response to an identification signal included in an audio signal input from a mobile phone. Has been.

JP 2005-170338 A JP 2005-265572 A JP 2004-28909 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-322265

  As described above, even in-vehicle devices that belong to the same product type, the types of switches, types of functions that can be used for operating instructions, and the like differ depending on the manufacturer. Therefore, for example, when operating a vehicle-mounted device made by a manufacturer different from the vehicle-mounted device normally used by the user, the user has to learn how to operate the vehicle-mounted device again. Therefore, when the user is on a vehicle other than a private vehicle, such as when the vehicle is installed on a vehicle that is different from the vehicle that is normally used, the problem is that the operation method is not known or the operation is troublesome. A point arises.

  In addition, in the future, it is considered that there will be more opportunities to ride different vehicles such as car sharing in addition to rental cars, so this problem will be particularly noticeable.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 does not specifically describe how the setting operation of the in-vehicle device and the operation unit of the mobile phone are associated with each other, and there is one setting operation for each different in-vehicle device. Since it is unclear how it is realized by operating the operation unit of the mobile phone, the above problem cannot be solved.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 4, there is no specific description as to how the setting operation of the in-vehicle unit is associated with the operation of the mobile phone, and the setting operation for each different in-vehicle unit is performed by one mobile phone. Since it is unclear how it is realized by the above operation, the above problem cannot be solved.

  Furthermore, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, although the processing contents executed by the navigation are assigned to the operation buttons 1 to 9 of the numeric keypad that is a mechanical switch of the cellular phone, each operation button and the navigation of the numeric keypad of the cellular phone are allocated. The correspondence with the processing contents to be executed must be remembered by looking at the operation guide screen. Furthermore, there is no description on how to deal with a plurality of navigation devices having different functions and the like.

  Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 3, since the operation screen displayed on the display unit of the car navigation system is only displayed on the mobile terminal, the operation screen displayed when the type of the car navigation system is changed is also displayed on the car navigation system. It just becomes the same as the operation screen of the navigation system. Therefore, the operation method must be learned for each type of car navigation system, and the above-described problems cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and the object thereof is to facilitate each vehicle-mounted device without having to learn an operation method for each type of a plurality of vehicle-mounted devices belonging to the same product type. An object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle device operation system that enables setting operation.

  According to the in-vehicle device operation system of claim 1, even when the user switches to a different vehicle, the display is simply integrated with the display that directly represents the processing contents of each setting operation of the in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle. A plurality of button displays are displayed on the touch panel of the portable terminal that is carried. Then, since the setting operation of the in-vehicle device is linked to the operation state for the button display, the user simply operates the button display relying on the display that briefly represents the processing content of the setting operation, and the corresponding button display is displayed. It is possible to perform the setting operation of the in-vehicle device.

  In this way, the user simply operates the button display on the touch panel of the mobile terminal, relying on the display that represents the processing contents of each setting operation of the in-vehicle device integrated with the button display on the touch panel of the mobile terminal, It becomes possible to perform the target setting operation of the in-vehicle device. Therefore, even if the user does not remember the operation method of the in-vehicle device, the setting operation of the in-vehicle device can be easily performed.

  Also, according to the in-vehicle device operation system of claim 2, as in the case of claim 1, a plurality of button displays integrated with a display that directly represents the processing contents of each setting operation of the in-vehicle device are carried. Displayed on the touch panel of the mobile terminal, and the setting operation of the in-vehicle device is linked to the operation state for the button display. Therefore, even if the user does not remember the operation method of the in-vehicle device, Can be set easily.

According to the configuration of claims 1 and 2 , each setting operation of a plurality of types of in-vehicle devices is associated with the same button display on the touch panel for the setting operations having the same processing content, but the processing contents are different. Since operations are associated with different button displays on the touch panel, it is not necessary to acquire an application program every time the target in-vehicle device changes. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost of communication required to acquire the application program. In addition, since the time to acquire the application program is not taken every time the in-vehicle device changes, the convenience is further improved.

In the case of the first and second aspects, the button display on the touch panel corresponding to the setting operation that does not exist in the in-vehicle device with which the communication with the mobile terminal is established, as in the third aspect , It is preferable to perform any one of a mask that makes it difficult to see the display that directly represents the processing content and a mask that hides the display. According to this, since the setting operation that cannot be performed by the target in-vehicle device is known at a glance, the convenience is further improved.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle device operation system 100. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a navigation device 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a server device 5. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone 1. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a data flow among the mobile phone 1, the navigation device 3, and the server device 5 in the in-vehicle device operation system 100. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the button display in the navigation side display part 40, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the button display in the touch panel part 13. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the button display in the navigation side display part 40, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the button display in the touch panel part 13. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the button display in the navigation side display part 40, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the button display in the touch panel part 13. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of button display on a touch panel unit 13. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle device operation system 200. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the mobile telephone 1a.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle device operating system 100 to which the present invention is applied. An in-vehicle device operation system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a mobile phone 1, an audio device 2, a navigation device 3, and a server device 5.

  The audio device 2 includes a deck that reproduces music data stored in a recording medium such as a CD or HDD, a radio tuner that receives radio broadcasts, and the like. The audio device 2 outputs so-called navigation-integrated audio that outputs an audio sound by outputting an audio sound signal to a navigation-side audio output unit 41 (to be described later) via a navigation-side control unit 45 (to be described later) of the navigation device 3. It is.

  Specifically, when the audio device 2 receives an operation input for selecting one of audio sources such as AM radio, FM radio, CD, and memory stick in the navigation device 3, the audio device 2 receives a signal according to the operation input. The audio sound is output by outputting the audio sound signal from the audio source according to the operation input to the navigation-side sound output unit 41 via the navigation-side control unit 45. The audio device 2 corresponds to the in-vehicle device in the claims.

  The navigation device 3 is an in-vehicle navigation device mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile. The navigation device 3 also corresponds to the in-vehicle device in the claims. The navigation device 3 has a navigation function for performing route guidance similar to a general navigation device, and also has a function for performing Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication with the mobile phone 1, for example. . Hereinafter, the vehicle equipped with the navigation device 3 will be referred to as the own vehicle.

  Here, a schematic configuration of the navigation device 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the navigation device 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 3 includes a position detector 31, a map data input device 36, a navigation side operation switch group 37, a remote control 38, a remote control sensor 39, a navigation side display unit 40, a navigation side voice output unit 41, an external The memory 42, the navigation side Bluetooth communication part (henceforth a navigation side BT communication part) 43, the navigation side server communication part 44, and the navigation side control part 45 are provided.

  The position detector 31 includes an acceleration sensor 32 that detects the acceleration of the host vehicle, a gyroscope 33 that detects an angular velocity around the vertical direction of the host vehicle, and a wheel speed sensor 34 that detects the speed of the host vehicle from the rotational speed of each rolling wheel. And a GPS receiver 35 for GPS (Global Positioning System) that detects the current position of the host vehicle based on radio waves from the artificial satellite. Since these sensors 32 to 35 have errors of different properties, they are configured to be used while being complemented by a plurality of sensors. Depending on the accuracy, a part of the above may be used, or a steering rotation sensor or the like may be used.

  The map data input device 36 is mounted with a storage medium (not shown), and various data including so-called map matching data, map data, and landmark data for improving the accuracy of position detection stored in the storage medium. Is a device for inputting.

  The storage medium also stores various facility types, names, address data, and the like, and these data are used for destination setting for route search. Note that a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, a memory card, an HDD, or the like is used as the storage medium.

  As the navigation side operation switch group 37, for example, a touch switch or a mechanical switch integrated with the navigation side display unit 40 is used, and an operation instruction for various functions is given to the navigation side control unit 45 by a switch operation. As an example of the switch, vehicle information such as a “setting” switch or fuel consumption information that is a switch for switching to a mode (hereinafter, setting mode) for adjusting the brightness and color density of the screen of the navigation display 40 is displayed. There is a “vehicle information” switch which is a switch for switching to a mode for display (hereinafter, vehicle information mode). Information displayed by the vehicle information switch includes tire air pressure information, an image of a peripheral monitoring camera attached to the host vehicle, and the like in addition to fuel efficiency information.

  Further, as a switch, a “NAVI” switch which is a switch for switching to a mode (hereinafter referred to as NAVI mode) for instructing operation of various functions as a navigation function and various functions as a navigation function (for example, map scale change, menu There are switches for instructing operation of display selection, destination setting, route search, re-search, point registration, display screen change, display stop, volume adjustment, and the like. In addition, as a switch, an “AUDIO” switch which is a switch for switching to a mode (hereinafter referred to as “AUDIO mode”) for operating various functions as an audio function, and various functions as an audio function (for example, audio source selection, radio There are switches for instructing operations such as station selection, music selection, performance start, performance interruption, music feed, music return, performance order setting, volume adjustment, sound quality adjustment, and the like.

  The remote control 38 is provided with a plurality of operation switches (not shown). By inputting various command signals to the navigation side control unit 45 via the remote control sensor 39 by the switch operation, the same functions as the navigation side operation switch group 37 are provided. Can be executed by the navigation-side control unit 45.

  The navigation side display unit 40 displays a map for guiding the traveling of the host vehicle, a destination selection screen, an audio source selection screen, an audio operation screen, and the like. The navigation side display unit 40 is capable of full color display, for example, and can be configured using a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, a plasma display, or the like. The navigation side voice output unit 41 includes a speaker or the like, and outputs guidance voices at the time of route guidance based on instructions from the navigation side control unit 45.

  The external memory 42 is a writable mass storage device such as an HDD. The external memory 42 stores a large amount of data and data that should not be erased even when the power is turned off, and frequently used data is copied from the map data input device 36 and used. . Note that the external memory 42 may be a removable memory.

  The navigation side BT communication unit 43 has an antenna dedicated to Bluetooth communication (hereinafter referred to as a BT antenna), and transmits a signal to the mobile phone 1 using a 2.4 GHz band radio wave via the BT antenna. A signal transmitted from the cellular phone 1 using a 2.4 GHz band radio wave is received via the BT antenna. The navigation side BT communication unit 43 is connected to the navigation side control unit 45, and outputs a signal received from the mobile phone 1 via the BT antenna to the navigation side control unit 45.

  In addition, the communication area of the signal transmitted from the navigation side BT communication unit 43 is limited to, for example, the vehicle interior, and the BT communication between the navigation device 3 and the mobile phone 1 is limited to the vehicle interior. It is sufficient to adopt a configuration that can

  The navigation server communication unit 44 communicates with the server device 5 via a communication network such as a mobile phone network or the Internet. Specifically, the navigation-side server communication unit 44 transmits a data download request, a mobile type ID, and a navigation type ID, which will be described later, to the server device 5, and a mobile application described later according to the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID, and The navigation application is received (that is, downloaded) and input to the navigation side control unit 45.

  The navigation server communication unit 44 is connected to a communication network such as a mobile phone network or the Internet via wireless communication. Therefore, for example, the navigation server communication unit 44 may be configured to be connected to a network via a communication module. Examples of the communication module mentioned here include an in-vehicle communication module used for telematics communication such as a DCM (data communication module) mounted on a vehicle.

  The navigation side control unit 45 is configured as a normal computer, and includes a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and a bus line (all not shown) for connecting these configurations. Yes. The navigation side control unit 45 is input from the position detector 31, the map data input unit 36, the navigation side operation switch group 37, the remote control sensor 39, the external memory 42, the navigation side BT communication unit 43, and the navigation side server communication unit 44. Based on various information, a process for selecting the aforementioned mode is performed.

  In addition, processing as a navigation function (for example, map scale change processing, menu display selection processing, destination setting processing, route search processing, re-search processing, point registration processing, display screen change processing, display stop processing, volume adjustment) For example, audio source selection processing, radio station selection processing, music selection processing, performance start processing, performance interruption processing, music feed processing, music return processing, performance order setting processing, volume adjustment processing, Sound quality adjustment processing, etc.), processing for performing Bluetooth communication with the mobile phone 1, processing for downloading from the server device 5, and the like.

  For example, the navigation side control unit 45 performs a pairing process so that Bluetooth communication can be performed via the mobile phone 1 and the navigation side BT communication unit 43. The details of the pairing process will be described later.

  Further, the navigation side control unit 45 specifies information (hereinafter referred to as a mobile type ID) for specifying the type (for example, manufacturer or model) of the mobile phone 1 from the mobile phone 1 being paired via the navigation side BT communication unit 43. For example, information for identifying the type (for example, manufacturer or model) of the navigation device 3 stored in a memory such as a ROM of the navigation-side control unit 45 (hereinafter referred to as a navigation type ID) is read out. The server communication unit 44 transmits to the server device 5.

  Further, when the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 are pairing when the mobile app and the navigation app are input from the navigation server communication unit 44, the navigation control unit 45 The mobile application among the mobile application and the navigation application is sent to the navigation-side BT communication unit 43 and transmitted to the mobile phone 1. Further, the navigation side control unit 45 executes control according to the navigation application input from the server device 5 via the navigation side server communication unit 44.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the server device 5 is an application program for the mobile phone 1 (hereinafter referred to as a mobile phone) that links each setting process of the navigation device 3 with an operation state for a plurality of button displays on a touch panel unit 13 (to be described later) of the mobile phone 1. And a navigation application 3 (hereinafter referred to as a navigation application). The server device 5 may be a single server or a plurality of servers.

  Here, a schematic configuration of the server device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the server device 5. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the server device 5 includes a server-side communication unit 51, an application storage unit 52, and a server-side control unit 53.

  The server-side communication unit 51 communicates with the navigation device 3 via a communication network such as a mobile phone network or the Internet. Specifically, the server-side communication unit 51 receives a portable application and a navigation application download request (hereinafter referred to as a data download request), a portable type ID and a navigation type ID transmitted from the navigation device 3, and downloads the data. The request, the mobile type ID, and the navigation type ID are input to the server-side control unit 53. Further, the server side communication unit 51 transmits the portable application and the navigation application transmitted from the server side control unit 53 to the navigation device 3 in accordance with the instruction of the server side control unit 53.

  The application storage unit 52 stores the above-described portable application and navigation application. Therefore, the application storage unit 52 corresponds to a storage unit in claims. Specifically, the portable app and the navigation app individually associate the setting processes of the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 with the display of a plurality of buttons on the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1, and the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3. The touch panel unit 13 displays a plurality of buttons that are integrated with a display that directly represents the contents of each setting process, and the setting process of the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 is linked to the operation state for these button displays. Application programs for the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 to be executed.

  In addition, the portable application and the navigation application cause the touch panel unit 13 to perform button display in accordance with the difference in the type of setting processing for each manufacturer or model of the navigation device 3, for example, and navigation to the operation state for those button displays. It is stored in the application storage unit 52 for each manufacturer and model of the navigation device 3 so that the setting processing of the device 3 can be linked.

  The portable application and the navigation application may be stored in the application storage unit 52 for each manufacturer and model of the mobile phone 1 and each manufacturer and model of the navigation device 3. In the present embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that a portable application and a navigation application prepared in advance for each combination of the manufacturer of the mobile phone 1 and the manufacturer of the navigation device 3 are stored in the application storage unit 52 in advance.

  The server-side control unit 53 is configured as a normal computer, and includes a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and a bus line (none of which is shown) for connecting these configurations. Yes. The server-side control unit 53 executes various processes based on various information input from the server-side communication unit 51 and the application storage unit 52.

  For example, when the server side control unit 53 receives an input of a data download request, a mobile type ID, and a navigation type ID from the navigation device 3 via the server side communication unit 51, the server side control unit 53 uses the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID based on the input. In addition, the portable application and the navigation application corresponding to the combination of the manufacturer of the mobile phone 1 and the manufacturer of the navigation device 3 indicated by the portable type ID and the navigation type ID are read from the application storage unit 52. Then, the read portable application and navigation application are sent to the server-side communication unit 51 and are transmitted from the server-side communication unit 51 toward the navigation device 3.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 has the same call function and mail function as a general mobile phone carried by the user, and also the function of performing Bluetooth communication with the navigation device 3. And has a touch panel function. Moreover, in this embodiment, the smart phone equipped with the touchscreen which concentrated the operation part on the screen is assumed as the mobile telephone 1, for example. The mobile phone 1 corresponds to the mobile terminal in the claims.

  Here, a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. For the sake of convenience, among the functions related to the functions of a general smartphone equipped with a touch panel, the description of those not necessary for the description of the present invention is omitted. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone 1 includes a touch panel unit 13 including a mobile side display unit 11 and a mobile side operation detection unit 12, a mobile side audio output unit 14, a mobile side Bluetooth communication unit (hereinafter referred to as a mobile side BT communication unit). ) 15 and the portable side control unit 16.

  The mobile-side display unit 11 displays a screen or the like according to various applications of the mobile phone 1 and can display, for example, full color, and is configured using a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, a plasma display, or the like. can do. The portable side display unit 11 corresponds to the display unit in the claims.

  Further, the portable side operation detection unit 12 uses a touch switch integrated with the portable side display unit 11 and detects that the switch corresponding to the touch position is operated. The touch switch may be based on a capacitance method, may be based on a resistance film method, or may be based on another method. In addition, the portable side operation detection part 12 is equivalent to the operation part of a claim. Here, as the portable operation detection unit 12, a mechanical switch may be used in addition to the touch switch.

  The touch panel unit 13 is an integration of the mobile side display unit 11 and the mobile side operation detection unit 12, and displays a plurality of buttons on the screen of the mobile side display unit 11 in accordance with instructions from the mobile side control unit 16. . Therefore, the touch panel unit 13 corresponds to the touch panel of the claims. In addition, when an operation is performed on the plurality of button displays, the touch panel unit 13 detects an input with a touch switch corresponding to the position of the button display on which the operation is performed.

  The mobile-side audio output unit 14 is composed of a speaker or the like, and outputs the voice of the other party on the basis of an instruction from the mobile-side control unit 16. The mobile-side BT communication unit 15 has a BT antenna, and transmits a signal using a 2.4 GHz band radio wave to the navigation device 3 via the BT antenna, and also uses a 2.4 GHz band radio wave for navigation. A signal transmitted from the device 3 is received via the BT antenna. For example, the mobile-side BT communication unit 15 receives a mobile app transmitted from the navigation device 3 and inputs it to the mobile-side control unit 16.

  The portable control unit 16 is configured as a normal computer, and includes a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and a bus line (none of which is shown) for connecting these configurations. Yes. The mobile side control unit 16 executes various processes based on various information input from the mobile side operation detection unit 12 and the mobile side BT communication unit 15.

  For example, when the mobile-side control unit 16 detects an input for selecting a Bluetooth device to be paired with the mobile phone 1 in the mobile-side operation detection unit 12, the selected Bluetooth device and the mobile-side BT communication unit The pairing process is performed so that the Bluetooth communication can be performed via the network 15.

  The pairing process may be performed in the same manner as a well-known pairing process performed between general BT devices. In the present embodiment, the following description will be given on the assumption that the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 are paired. Furthermore, the portable side control unit 16 executes control according to the portable application input from the navigation device 3 via the portable side BT communication unit 15.

  Further, when the portable control unit 16 detects an input with the touch switch of the touch panel unit 13, it determines that the switch corresponding to the touch position has been operated, and executes processing corresponding to the button display.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, a detailed description will be given of processing related to processing for linking each setting processing of the navigation device 3 to the operation state for the button display of the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 in the in-vehicle device operation system 100. Do. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a data flow among the mobile phone 1, the navigation device 3, and the server device 5 in the in-vehicle device operation system 100.

  First, when an input from a user who selects a Bluetooth device to be paired with the mobile phone 1 is detected by the mobile-side operation detection unit 12 of the mobile phone 1 (t1 in the figure), the mobile phone 1 The side control unit 16 starts connection setting between the mobile side BT communication unit 15 of the mobile phone 1 and the navigation side BT communication unit 43 of the navigation device 3, and the mobile side control unit 16 and the navigation side control unit 45 of the navigation device 3. To perform pairing processing (t2 in the figure).

  Subsequently, after the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 are paired and Bluetooth communication is established between the mobile side BT communication unit 15 and the navigation side BT communication unit 43, the mobile side control unit 16 of the mobile phone 1 The portable type BT communication unit 15 transmits the above-described portable type ID to the navigation device 3 by Bluetooth communication (t3 in the figure).

  Then, after the navigation type BT communication unit 43 receives the mobile type ID transmitted from the mobile side BT communication unit 15, the navigation side control unit 45 of the navigation device 3 adds the above-mentioned navigation type in addition to the mobile type ID. The ID is transmitted from the navigation server communication unit 44 to the server device 5 together with a data download request for requesting transmission of the portable application and the navigation application (t4 in the figure).

  When the server side communication unit 51 of the server device 5 receives the mobile type ID, the navigation type ID, and the download request, the server side control unit 53 makes the manufacturer and navigation of the mobile phone 1 indicated by the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID. The portable application and the navigation application corresponding to the manufacturer combination of the device 3 are read from the application storage unit 52 (t5 in the figure). Then, the read portable application and navigation application are sent to the server-side communication unit 51 and transmitted from the server-side communication unit 51 to the navigation device 3 (t6 in the figure).

  After the navigation-side server communication unit 44 receives (that is, downloads) the portable application and the navigation application transmitted from the server-side communication unit 51, the navigation-side control unit 45 of the navigation device 3 selects the navigation application, for example. Store in the external memory 42 (t7 in the figure). Therefore, the navigation server communication unit 44 corresponds to the in-vehicle application acquisition unit in the claims. Further, the navigation side control unit 45 causes the received mobile application to be transmitted from the navigation side BT communication unit 43 to the mobile phone 1 by Bluetooth communication (t8 in the figure). Therefore, the navigation side BT communication part 43 is equivalent to the vehicle-mounted application transmission part of a claim.

  Note that once the portable app and the navigation app are downloaded, the combination of the same mobile phone 1 prevents the navigation control unit 45 from downloading the portable app and the navigation app again. Also good. Here, with regard to determining whether or not they are the same mobile phone 1, identification information (for example, ID and mobile phone number) unique to each mobile phone 1 is stored at the time of pairing, and Bluetooth communication is being established. The identification information of the mobile phone 1 may be compared with the stored identification information.

  Subsequently, when the portable side BT communication unit 15 receives the portable application transmitted from the navigation side BT communication unit 43, the portable side control unit 16 executes control according to the portable application. First, according to the portable application, the portable side control unit 16 displays a plurality of button displays that are integrated with a display that briefly represents the contents of each setting process of the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 (details). Is performed on the portable display unit 11) (t10 in the figure). The received portable application may be stored in a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM of the portable control unit 16 (t9 in the figure) and read and used when necessary.

  Here, an example of button display on the touch panel unit 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6A shows an example of button display on the navigation-side display unit 40 of the navigation device 3 having the above-described “setting” switch, “vehicle information” switch, “NAVI” switch, and “AUDIO” switch as touch switches. It is. FIG. 6B shows the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 for selecting one of the setting mode, the vehicle information mode, the NAVI mode, and the AUDIO mode corresponding to the navigation device 3. It is an example of a button display.

  In the button display of FIG. 6B, the button display for selecting the setting mode is integrated with the characters “setting” as a display that indicates the selection of the setting mode. It should be noted that the characters “vehicle information” for the vehicle information mode, the characters “NAVI” for the NAVI mode, and “AUDIO” for the AUDIO mode are integrated with the button display.

  FIG. 7A shows the navigation-side display unit 40 of the navigation device 3 that does not have a “vehicle information” switch as a touch switch but has a “setting” switch, a “NAVI” switch, and an “AUDIO” switch. It is an example of a button display. FIG. 7B shows an example of button display on the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 for selecting any one of the setting mode, the NAVI mode, and the AUDIO mode in the navigation device 3. In the button display in FIG. 7B, the button display for selecting the setting mode is integrally displayed with the characters “setting”, the NAVI mode with the characters “NAVI”, and the AUDIO mode with the characters “AUDIO”. It has become.

  For example, when the navigation device 3 being paired with the mobile phone 1 is a navigation device 3 having a “setting” switch, a “vehicle information” switch, a “NAVI” switch, and an “AUDIO” switch, Accordingly, the button is displayed in a pattern as shown in FIG. The navigation device 3 that is paired with the mobile phone 1 does not have a “vehicle information” switch among a “setting” switch, a “vehicle information” switch, a “NAVI” switch, and an “AUDIO” switch. In the case of 3, the button is displayed in a pattern as shown in FIG. 7B according to the portable application.

  Subsequently, when the input from the user who operates the button display of the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 is received by the touch switch corresponding to the position of the button display (t11 in the figure), the mobile side control unit 16 Then, according to the portable application, an instruction to execute a selection process corresponding to the button display on which the operation has been performed (hereinafter, a selection process execution instruction) is transmitted from the portable BT communication unit 15 to the navigation device 3. As an example, when a button display operation for selecting the AUDIO mode is performed, a selection process execution instruction for executing the selection process for selecting the AUDIO mode is transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the navigation device 3 (t12 in the figure). )

  On the other hand, when the navigation processing BT communication unit 43 receives the selection processing execution instruction transmitted from the portable BT communication unit 15, the navigation control unit 45 executes control according to the setting processing execution instruction according to the navigation application. (In other words, setting processing is executed) (t13 in the figure). As an example, when a setting process execution instruction for executing a setting process for selecting an AUDIO mode is received, control for switching to the AUDIO mode is executed.

  Then, when the navigation-side control unit 45 executes control according to the selection process execution instruction, information indicating that the navigation-side control unit 45 has executed control according to the selection process execution instruction according to the navigation application (hereinafter, referred to as the navigation process control instruction). , Navigation side operation information) is transmitted from the navigation side BT communication unit 43 to the mobile phone 1 (t14 in the figure). As an example, when the control to switch to the AUDIO mode is executed, navigation-side operation information indicating that the control to switch to the AUDIO mode has been executed is transmitted from the navigation device 3 to the mobile phone 1.

  Subsequently, when the mobile side BT communication unit 15 receives the navigation side operation information transmitted from the navigation side BT communication unit 43, the mobile side control unit 16 performs control according to the navigation side operation information according to the mobile application. Run. As an example, when navigation-side operation information indicating that control for switching to the AUDIO mode has been executed is received, for example, the button display on the navigation-side display unit 40 as shown in FIG. Button display as shown in (b) is performed on the touch panel unit 13 (t15 in the figure).

  FIG. 8A shows the navigation device 3 having a “CD” switch for selecting a CD as an audio source, a “RADIO” switch for selecting a radio, and an “HDD” switch for selecting an HDD. It is an example of the button display in the side display part 40. FIG. FIG. 8B shows an example of button display on the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 for performing setting processing for selecting CD, radio, and HDD as audio sources corresponding to the navigation device 3. is there.

  In the button display of FIG. 8B, the button display for selecting an audio source is integrated with the letters “CD” as a display that directly represents the selection of a CD. Note that the letters “RADIO” for the radio and the letters “HDD” for the HDD are integrated with the button display.

  Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the operation state for the button display on the touch panel unit 13 is audio according to the portable app and the navigation app until the connection by the Bluetooth communication between the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 is canceled. When the navigation device 3 is instructed to execute a predetermined function by the switch operation of the touch panel unit 13 while repeating the control for interlocking the display of the operation screens of the device 2 and the navigation device 3, the navigation device 3 Perform the indicated function.

  Here, as an example when the AUDIO mode is selected, an example in which buttons for selecting an audio source are displayed on the touch panel unit 13 is shown. However, when the NAVI mode is selected, the touch panel unit 13 is displayed with a navigation, for example. Button display for performing setting operation of various functions as functions is performed. In addition, examples of button display for performing the setting operation of various functions as a navigation function include “wide area” for increasing the scale of the map to be displayed, “details” for reducing the scale of the map to be displayed, and display of the guidance route. There are “current location” to return to “re-search”, “re-search” for re-searching the guide route, and the like.

  According to the above configuration, since the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 acquire the mobile app and the navigation app corresponding to the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID from the server device 5, the user changes to a different vehicle, and the operation method Even if it is necessary to use an audio device 2 or a navigation device 3 that does not remember, the processing contents of each setting operation of the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 mounted on the transfer destination vehicle are briefly described. A plurality of button displays that are integrated with the display to be displayed are displayed on the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the display of the operation screen of the audio device 2 or the navigation device 3 is linked to the operation state with respect to the button display, and a predetermined function is given to the navigation device 3 by the switch operation of the touch panel unit 13. When the execution is instructed, the navigation device 3 executes the instructed function. Therefore, the user can operate the button display only by relying on the display indicating the processing contents of the setting operation. The setting operation of the corresponding navigation device 3 can be performed. Therefore, even when the user does not remember the operation method of the audio device 2 or the navigation device 3, it is possible to easily perform the setting operation of these in-vehicle devices.

  In the above-described embodiment, the portable application and the navigation application for each manufacturer and model of the navigation device 3 are stored in the application storage unit 52 of the server device 5 in advance, and the portable device for each manufacturer and model of the navigation device 3 is stored. The configuration is shown in which the mobile application 1 acquires the application for the mobile phone 1 and causes the touch panel unit 13 to perform button display according to the manufacturer and model of the navigation device 3, but is not limited thereto.

  For example, the processing (setting processing) of each function of the navigation device 3 of a plurality of manufacturers or models is associated with the same button display on the touch panel unit 13 for the same processing content, but the processing content is different. As for the configuration, a portable application (hereinafter referred to as a universal portable application) and a navigation application (hereinafter referred to as a universal navigation application) respectively associated with different button displays on the touch panel unit 13 are stored in the application storage unit 52 in advance. Also good.

  Further, the same processing content here means not only the case where the expression and the processing content representing the processing among the plurality of types of navigation devices 3 are the same, but also the expression representing the processing is different, but the processing content is substantially the same. The case where they are identical is also included. For example, “wide area” and “detail” are used as a display used for a switch for performing a setting operation for increasing / decreasing the scale of a map among a plurality of types of navigation devices 3, and “−” and “+” are used. Even if it is a case, the case where the content of processing itself is common by making the scale of a map large or small is mentioned as an example.

  Note that the universal mobile app and the universal navigation app also cause the touch panel unit 13 of the mobile phone 1 to display a plurality of buttons that are integrated with a display that directly represents the processing contents of each function of the navigation device 3. Assume that the processing of the functions of the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 is linked to the operation state for the button display of the touch panel unit 13. The processing of the functions of the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 corresponds to the setting processing in the claims.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 9, the button display of the touch panel unit 13 when the universal portable application is used will be described. In addition, here, the navigation device 3 (hereinafter referred to as Navi A) that performs button display on the navigation side display unit 40 as shown in FIG. 6A and the navigation side display unit as shown in FIG. A case where a universal portable application that associates processing of each function with the navigation device 3 (hereinafter referred to as “navigation B”) that performs button display at 40 will be described as an example.

  In this example, since a universal portable application that associates the processing of each function of Navi A and Navi B is used, selection to select the setting mode, NAVI mode, and AUDIO mode that exist in both Navi A and Navi B The processing is associated with the same button display on the touch panel unit 13. On the other hand, the selection process for selecting the vehicle information mode that exists in the navigation A but does not exist in the navigation B is associated with the button display on the touch panel unit 13 only for the navigation A.

  Since the navigation A is associated with all button displays on the touch panel unit 13 as described above, as shown in FIG. 6B, button display for selecting the setting mode, button display for selecting the vehicle information mode, NAVI Four buttons may be displayed: a button display for selecting a mode and a button display for selecting an AUDIO mode.

  Further, as described above, Navi B is not associated with the button display for selecting the vehicle information mode as described above. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the button display for selecting the setting mode and the button display for selecting the NAVI mode are displayed. The button display for selecting the AUDIO mode is displayed in three buttons, while the button display for selecting the vehicle information mode is grayed out so that the setting operation that cannot be performed in the navigation B can be understood at a glance. .

  According to the above configuration, one type of universal portable app supports not only a button display corresponding to a setting operation common to a plurality of types of navigation devices 3, but also a setting operation not common to a plurality of types of navigation devices 3. It is also possible to perform button display. Therefore, even when the target navigation device 3 is switched, it is possible to display only the buttons necessary for the setting operation of the target navigation device 3 by one type of universal portable application.

  In addition, since it is not necessary to acquire the portable app and the navigation app every time the target navigation device 3 changes, it is possible to reduce the communication cost required to acquire the portable app and the navigation app. Furthermore, since the time to acquire the portable application and the navigation application is not taken every time the navigation device 3 changes, the convenience is improved.

  In addition, as a method of making it possible to recognize at a glance the setting operation that cannot be performed by the target in-vehicle device, a method of performing a mask that makes it difficult to see the display that directly represents the processing content of the setting operation, such as the gray out described above. It may be used, or a method of masking a display that briefly represents the processing contents of the setting operation may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 1, the navigation device 3, and the navigation device 3 are received by the navigation device 3 and then transmitted from the navigation device 3 to the mobile phone 1. Although the configuration in which each has an application program is shown, it is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the mobile phone 1a and the navigation device 3 can be obtained by transmitting the navigation app from the mobile phone 1a to the navigation device 3 after the mobile app and the navigation app are once received by the mobile phone (referred to as the mobile phone 1a). Each may have an application program.

  In this case, the mobile phone 1a acquires the navigation type ID from the navigation device 3, transmits the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID from the mobile phone 1a to the server device 5, and the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID. The mobile phone 1a may be configured to acquire the portable app and the navigation app corresponding to the from the server device 5.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the mobile phone 1 acquires a mobile application and a navigation application from the server device 5 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle device operation system 200 to which the present invention is applied. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings used in the description of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. The in-vehicle device operation system 200 shown in FIG. 10 includes a mobile phone 1a, an audio device 2, a navigation device 3, and a server device 5.

  The mobile phone 1a has a call function and a mail function similar to those of a general mobile phone carried by the user, a function of performing Bluetooth communication with the navigation device 3, and a communication network such as the Internet. It has a function to connect to and a touch panel function. In the present embodiment, as the mobile phone 1a, for example, a smartphone equipped with a touch panel in which operation portions are aggregated on a screen is assumed. The mobile phone 1a corresponds to the mobile terminal in the claims.

  Here, a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 1a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 1a. As shown in FIG. 11, the mobile phone 1a includes a touch panel unit 13 including a mobile side display unit 11 and a mobile side operation detection unit 12, a mobile side audio output unit 14, a mobile side BT communication unit 15, a mobile side control unit 16, And a portable server communication unit 17. The mobile phone 1a has the same configuration as that of the mobile phone 1 except that the mobile phone server communication unit 17 is provided and a part of the processing of the mobile control unit 16 is different.

  The portable server communication unit 17 communicates with the server device 5 via a communication network such as a cellular phone network or the Internet. Specifically, the mobile server communication unit 17 transmits a data download request, a mobile type ID, and a navigation type ID to the server device 5, and adds a mobile application and a navigation application corresponding to the mobile type ID and the navigation type ID. Receive (that is, download) and input to the mobile-side control unit 16.

  The portable side control unit 16 obtains the navigation type ID from the navigation device 3 that is being paired via the portable side BT communication unit 15, and for example, the portable type stored in a memory such as a ROM of the portable side control unit 16. The ID is read out and transmitted from the portable server communication unit 17 to the server device 5.

  In addition, when the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 are pairing when the mobile app and the navigation app are input from the mobile server communication unit 17, the mobile control unit 16 The navigation application of the navigation application and the navigation application is sent to the mobile-side BT communication unit 15 and is transmitted to the navigation device 3. Therefore, the portable server communication unit 17 corresponds to the portable application acquisition unit in the claims, and the portable BT communication unit 15 corresponds to the portable application transmission unit in the claims. In the navigation device 3, control according to the navigation application is executed. In addition, the mobile side control unit 16 executes control according to the mobile application input from the server device 5 via the mobile side server communication unit 17.

  According to the above configuration, it is not necessary to provide the navigation device 3 with means for communicating with the server device 5. Since the function of connecting to the Internet is a general function in mobile phones, the above configuration can improve versatility.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the Bluetooth communication is used for the bidirectional communication between the mobile phone 1 and the navigation device 3 is shown, but the configuration is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, another wireless communication such as Wi-fi (registered trademark) may be used, or a wired communication such as USB communication may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 1 is described as an example of the mobile terminal in the claims. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as long as it is a portable terminal that can communicate with the navigation device 3 and has a touch panel function, for example, a configuration using a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or the like may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the audio device 2 and the navigation device 3 are described as examples of the in-vehicle device in the claims, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, another device mounted on a vehicle such as a meter or an air conditioner may be used as the in-vehicle device in the claims.

  In addition, a device mounted on a vehicle such as a meter or an air conditioner that does not have means for performing communication with the mobile phone 1 or the server device 5 communicates via a communication module such as the navigation device 3 or DCM. What is necessary is just to make it the structure to perform. In this case, a configuration including a device that does not have means for performing communication with the mobile phone 1 or the server device 5 and the navigation device 3 or the communication module corresponds to the in-vehicle device in the claims.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the technical means disclosed in different embodiments can be appropriately combined. Such embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone (mobile terminal), 2 Audio equipment (vehicle equipment), 3 Navigation apparatus (car equipment), 4 Server apparatus, 11 Mobile-side display part (display part), 12 Mobile-side operation detection part (operation part), 13 Touch panel unit (touch panel), 14 mobile side audio output unit, 15 mobile side BT communication unit (mobile side application transmission unit), 16 mobile side control unit, 17 mobile side server communication unit (mobile side application acquisition unit) 31 position detector , 36 Map data input device, 37 Navigation side operation switch group (switch), 38 Remote control (switch), 39 Remote control sensor, 40 Navigation side display unit, 41 Navigation side audio output unit, 42 External memory, 43 Navigation side BT communication unit (In-vehicle-side application transmission unit), 44 navigation-side server communication unit (in-vehicle-side application acquisition unit), 4 Navigation side control unit, 51 server communication unit, 52 application storage unit (storage unit), 53 the server control unit, 100 vehicle equipment control system

Claims (3)

A mobile terminal carried by the user;
An in-vehicle device that is mounted on a vehicle and includes a plurality of switches for performing predetermined setting operations,
An in-vehicle device operation system capable of bidirectional communication between the portable terminal and the in-vehicle device,
A server device connected to the in-vehicle device via a communication network;
The portable terminal is
A touch panel in which the display unit and the operation unit are integrated,
The server device
Each setting process of a plurality of types of the in- vehicle devices is associated with the same button display on the touch panel for the setting processes having the same processing contents, while the separate buttons on the touch panel are used for the setting processes having different processing contents. each correspondence to the display, along with causing a plurality of the button display which became the display and respectively integral for briefly indicating the content of each setting processing of the in-vehicle device on the touch panel of the mobile terminal, the operation state of button display in the touch panel A storage unit that stores in advance each application program for the in-vehicle device and for the mobile terminal that links the setting processing of the in-vehicle device,
The in-vehicle device is
A vehicle-mounted application acquisition unit that acquires the application programs from the server device;
A vehicle-side application transmission unit that transmits the application program for the mobile terminal acquired by the vehicle-side application acquisition unit to the mobile terminal;
The mobile device and the in-vehicle device whose communication with the mobile terminal is established performs setting processing of the in-vehicle device according to an operation for button display on the touch panel of the mobile terminal according to each application program. In-vehicle device operation system. A mobile terminal carried by the user;
An in-vehicle device that is mounted on a vehicle and includes a plurality of switches for performing predetermined setting operations,
An in-vehicle device operation system capable of bidirectional communication between the portable terminal and the in-vehicle device,
A server device connected to the mobile terminal via a communication network;
The portable terminal is
A touch panel in which the display unit and the operation unit are integrated,
The server device
Each setting process of a plurality of types of the in- vehicle devices is associated with the same button display on the touch panel for the setting processes having the same processing contents, while the separate buttons on the touch panel are used for the setting processes having different processing contents. each correspondence to the display, along with causing a plurality of the button display which became the display and respectively integral for briefly indicating the content of each setting processing of the in-vehicle device on the touch panel of the mobile terminal, the operation state of button display in the touch panel A storage unit that stores in advance each application program for the in-vehicle device and for the mobile terminal that links the setting processing of the in-vehicle device,
The portable terminal is
A mobile-side application acquisition unit that acquires the application programs from the server device;
A mobile-side application transmission unit that transmits the application program for the mobile terminal acquired by the mobile-side application acquisition unit to the in-vehicle device;
The mobile device and the in-vehicle device whose communication with the mobile terminal is established performs setting processing of the in-vehicle device according to an operation for button display on the touch panel of the mobile terminal according to each application program. In-vehicle device operation system. In claim 1 or 2 ,
Regarding the button display of the touch panel corresponding to the setting process that does not exist in the in-vehicle device with which communication with the portable terminal is established, among the mask that makes it difficult to see the display that directly represents the contents of the setting process and the mask that hides the display An in-vehicle device operating system characterized by performing any of the masks.

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